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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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